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Indiana football defensive coordinator Bryant Haines has been named a semifinalist for the Broyles Award, which is presented annually to college football’s top assistant coach, according to the program’s social media. The list of semifinalists includes former Indiana and current Alabama defensive coordinator Kane Wommack, Ohio State defensive coordinator Matt Patricia, Oregon defensive coordinator Tosh […]
Roughly 48 hours after Ole Miss beat Mississippi State to secure their place in the college football playoff, a tale as old as time took place. The head coach was escorted from the Manning Center to expedite his journey to LSU, and the defensive coordinator became the 40th head coach in program history and the […]
The National Bobblehead Hall of Fame unveiled a new product a few weeks ago featuring Indiana football head coach Curt Cignetti. The bobblehead, depicting Cignetti wearing a suit and standing before a lectern, plays audio from the now-infamous 2023 signing day press conference. In the wake of his hiring and in response to a question […]
The Miami Hurricanes are on the outside looking in for both the ACC Championship game and, more importantly now, the College Football Playoff field. The hopes for the ACC title are gone with Virginia and Duke squaring off, and Miami’s at large hopes aren’t particularly high either, as the committee continued to disrespect Miami by […]
Week 13 of the NFL regular season came to a close with 15 Maryland football alumni seeing the field. On Sunday, two former Terps and 2024 NFL Draft selections — Raiders offensive tackle D.J. Glaze and Chargers cornerback Tarheeb Still — faced off against each other. In an AFC West divisional matchup, the Chargers beat […]
Maryland football took a step toward its future Wednesday, with the Terps securing 16 recruits on national signing day — including five-star Zion Elee, the program’s all-time highest ranked recruit. But Wednesday also nicely wrapped up Maryland’s regular season, as eleven Terps were recognized as All-Big Ten for their efforts. The conference only announced the […]
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The federal legislation Kentucky athletics director Mitch Barnhart hoped would stabilize the future of college sports is now dead for the moment. The SCORE Act, once viewed as the most viable path toward national regulation of NIL, revenue sharing, and athlete protections, was pulled from the U.S. House floor just hours before a scheduled vote […]
Welcome to the Morning Commute Today we’re talking about hoops and football recruiting Still bummed about the loss to Notre Dame, Mizzou fans? How about a Jason Crowe Jr. update? He scored 50 points in Monday night’s Inglewood win over Cypress carrying his team to a 5-0 record. As he’s closing in on the California […]
To quote the great Michael Scott, “No question about it, I am ready to be hurt again.” For everyone reading this who is currently over the age of 4; you’ve seen this song, you’ve seen this dance, and you’ve seen this song and dance. The Georgia Bulldogs once again play the Alabama Crimson Tide in […]
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Ohio State is never not in the headlines, and during the early signing period, the Buckeyes had several instances where they were the talk of the town. The biggest news coming by way of Brian Hartline taking the USF head coaching gig, that was the shot heard around the world, and Ohio State’s 2026 class […]
The New England Patriots are flying high this year, and one player in particular deserves praise for their upward trajectory. Second-year quarterback Drake Maye has been phenomenal so far this season. In 13 games this season, Maye has completed 276 of 386 pass attempts for a league-leading completion rate of 71.5%. Coming out of Week […]
Ten points and 10 places apart in the Premier League table before the start of gameweek 14, Manchester United and West Ham United round off the midweek action at Old Trafford on Thursday evening. The Red Devils reignited their revival over the weekend with a 2-1 comeback triumph at Crystal Palace, while the Irons were […]
The college football regular season is over and done, and here comes the postseason. Obviously as an Independent, Notre Dame won’t be participating this weekend, but the impact from some of those games could be massive. There are multiple scenarios that have the Irish IN and OUT of the college football playoff due to certain […]
The Utah State Aggies (7-0) will visit the South Florida Bulls (4-4) after winning three straight road games. On Saturday, in its most recent game, Utah State beat Montana State 84-81 in OT. With 23 points, Michael Collins Jr. was its top scorer. South Florida dropped its most recent game to Colorado State, 83-68, on Friday. Wes Enis was its leading scorer with 17 points. When is Utah State vs. South Florida and when does it start? This contest between the Aggies and Bulls will begin on ...
The UCSB Gauchos (6-2, 0-0 Big West) will try to continue a three-game win streak when they host the Long Beach State Beach (2-6, 0-0 Big West) on December 4, 2025 at The Thunderdome. In its previous game, UCSB defeated Seattle U on Saturday, 74-71. Its high scorer was Zion Sensley with 20 points. On Sunday, in its last game, Long Beach State topped San Diego 76-72. With 30 points, Gavin Sykes was its top scorer. When is UCSB vs. Long Beach State and when does it start? This game between...
The SMU Mustangs are a bowl game away from completing their second season as an ACC member, and the tenure has started better than most people could have imagined. SMU qualified for the ACC Championship Game and College Football Playoff in year one, and in year two, the Mustangs were excruciatingly close to another ACC […]
This week, we’re heading back to one of the most defining statements of the Ara Parseghian era — a day when Notre Dame didn’t just win, they announced themselves to the nation. Long before playoff brackets and Twitter debates, the Irish traveled to Norman in 1966 for a clash of unbeatens that was billed as […]
Overview: Clearly, the Auburn scouting looked at the Texas game and thought, “We can do better than that.” Texas shot great and Pope scored 28, scorching us from 3PT. Auburn shot even better in all three categories (FG + 3.2%/ 3PT +5.0% / FT +1.2%) and had 2 players that scored as well as Pope. […]
The Virginia Cavaliers claimed their first signature win of Ryan Odom’s tenure in Charlottesville on Wednesday night by absolutely handling the Texas Longhorns 88-69 on the road. Freshman point guard Chance Mallory led the ‘Hoos in scoring with 16 points. Four other Cavaliers also scored in double figures including Johann Gruenloh (15), Thijs de Ridder […]
Virginia Tech head coach James Franklin was a busy man the last two weeks. While the Hokies still had two games remaining when he was hired, Franklin was busy putting together a recruiting class without a coaching staff in place. What Franklin did in two weeks was unprecedented. On the first day of the early […]
The 12th ranked Alabama Crimson Tide hosted Clemson in the annual SEC-ACC Challenge on Wednesday night at Coleman Coliseum. The Tide ran out to a big lead but let the lead get away in the second half before bouncing back t0 take a 90-84 victory. Bama improved to 6-2 on the year while the Tigers […]
Welcome to Edition #5 of the College Football Playoff Rankings Report! This is the second-to-last rankings announced by the CFP committee, with the next one being the official bracket reveal. The regular season is over, which means that seeding will be finalized after conference championship games. As always, I will look at the projected field, […]
Virginia Tech head coach James Franklin wasn’t busy flipping only former Penn State commitments. On the first day of the early signing period, Franklin worked his magic again, flipping 3-star athlete Tyrell Grant from Syracuse. The 6-foot-1, 190-pound Grant plays at Nansemond River High School in Suffolk, Virginia. Grant was in Blacksburg recently on an […]